How do i install windows 8 on my 2013 imac

so my new imac arrives tomorrow and i want to install windows 8 on it. but without an optical drive, how is this even possible? do i have to go out and buy an external drive just to do this the one time?
my old imac (2010) still had an optical, but i hadnt thought of this until just now when shopping for an OEM win8 DISK
is there an alternative to buying a disk that i cant currently use?

You can use a usb thumb drive or an external optical drive. IMO it is easier to use an external usb optical drive, no creating images, making the thumb drive bootable, or copying ISOs onto the thumb drive. External optical drives are cheap.

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