Product that features: - a
recording layer (1008) which includes: - encapsulated nanoparticles (1010) each comprising exactly one magnetic
nanoparticle encapsulated by an aromatic,
polymer (1014) based encapsulation layer, and - a polymeric binder (1016) that binds the encapsulated nanoparticles (1010), - a sublayer (1006), wherein the
recording layer (1008) is formed on the sublayer (1006), wherein the
recording layer (1008) is not physically mixed with the sublayer (1006) in the product, such that an upper surface of the sublayer (1006) is substantially flat, with a modulation of less than 25% of the thickness of an interface between the sublayer (1006) and the recording layer, wherein the sublayer is
electrically conductive to assist in the dissipation of a charge in the product, and - wherein the sublayer comprises encapsulated
magnetic nanoparticles (1010) with a coercive force of less than 200
Oersted (Oe).