diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index e8715ae5a..0da92cdf3 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
     // remove IE `shift` and `splice` fix from mutator Array functions mixin
     source = source.replace(/(?:\s*\/\/.*)*\n( +)if *\(value.length *=== *0[\s\S]+?\n\1}/, '');
 
-    // remove `noCharByIndex` from `_.reduceRight` and `_.toArray`
+    // remove `noCharByIndex` from `_.reduceRight`
     source = source.replace(/noCharByIndex *&&[^:]+: *([^;]+)/g, '$1');
 
     source = removeVar(source, 'extendIteratorOptions');
diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index e361450a2..605e4042a 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -129,12 +129,15 @@
   var hasDontEnumBug = !propertyIsEnumerable.call({ 'valueOf': 0 }, 'valueOf');
 
   /**
-   * Detect support for accessing string characters by index:
+   * Detect lack of support for accessing string characters by index:
    * IE < 8 can't access characters by index and IE 8 can only access
    * characters by index on string literals.
    */
   var noCharByIndex = ('x'[0] + Object('x')[0]) != 'xx';
 
+  /** Detect if `Array#slice` cannot be used to convert strings to arrays (e.g. Opera < 10.52) */
+  var noArraySliceOnStrings = slice.call('x')[0] != 'x';
+
   /* Detect if `Function#bind` exists and is inferred to be fast (i.e. all but V8) */
   var isBindFast = nativeBind && /\n|Opera/.test(nativeBind + toString.call(window.opera));
 
@@ -727,7 +730,7 @@
     'beforeLoop': {
       'array': 'if (toString.call(iteratee) == stringClass) return collection.indexOf(target) > -1'
     },
-    'inLoop': 'if (iteratee[index] === target) return true',
+    'inLoop': 'if (iteratee[index] === target) return true'
   });
 
   /**
@@ -1171,7 +1174,7 @@
     }
     var length = collection.length;
     if (length === length >>> 0) {
-      return noCharByIndex && toString.call(collection) == stringClass
+      return (noArraySliceOnStrings ? toString.call(collection) == stringClass : typeof collection == 'string')
         ? collection.split('')
         : slice.call(collection);
     }
diff --git a/perf/perf.js b/perf/perf.js
index 770ac878c..20a6bf168 100644
--- a/perf/perf.js
+++ b/perf/perf.js
@@ -872,6 +872,28 @@
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+  suites.push(
+    Benchmark.Suite('`_.toArray` with an array')
+      .add('Lo-Dash', function() {
+        lodash.toArray(numbers);
+      })
+      .add('Underscore', function() {
+        _.toArray(numbers);
+      })
+  );
+
+  suites.push(
+    Benchmark.Suite('`_.toArray` with an object')
+      .add('Lo-Dash', function() {
+        lodash.toArray(object);
+      })
+      .add('Underscore', function() {
+        _.toArray(object);
+      })
+  );
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
   suites.push(
     Benchmark.Suite('`_.union`')
       .add('Lo-Dash', function() {