A suspension system for an optical pickup assembly having an objective lens that is used to read and write data to a surface of an optical data storage tape which moves in a tape path direction X, the suspension system comprising: a plurality of first suspension springs and a plurality of second suspension springs that bend in a direction Y that is perpendicular to the tape path direction X and parallel to the surface of the tape, wherein the first suspension springs are a pair of steel springs and the second suspension springs are a pair of steel springs, wherein each spring has a flat first portion (44, 50) and a flat second portion (46, 52) which are joined by a fold (42, 48) extending transversely across the spring to facilitate compression of the spring in a direction Z that is normal to the surface of the tape, wherein the objective lens is supported by the first and second suspension springs that are secured to the objective lens at opposed locations that are in alignment with an axis extending in the Y direction; an actuator assembly that is operatively connected to the objective lens, wherein two electromagnetic actuators are provided on opposite sides of the actuator assembly, each actuator including: opposing inner and outer sets of permanent magnets (54, 58), both having a planar arrangement of four quadrants, whereby magnets in adjacent quadrants have opposite poles, and a planar substrate located between the inner and outer sets of magnets and having a pair of tracking coils (64, 66) spaced in the Y direction, and a pair of focusing coils (70, 72) spaced in the Z direction; and a controller that provides signals to the electromagnetic actuators for moving the objective lens in the Y and Z directions. a plurality of first suspension springs and a plurality of second suspension springs that bend in a direction Y that is perpendicular to the tape path direction X and parallel to the surface of the tape, wherein the first suspension springs are a pair of steel springs and the second suspension springs are a pair of steel springs, wherein each spring has a flat first portion (44, 50) and a flat second portion (46, 52) which are joined by a fold (42, 48) extending transversely across the spring to facilitate compression of the spring in a direction Z that is normal to the surface of the tape, wherein the objective lens is supported by the first and second suspension springs that are secured to the objective lens at opposed locations that are in alignment with an axis extending in the Y direction; an actuator assembly that is operatively connected to the objective lens, wherein two electromagnetic actuators are provided on opposite sides of the actuator assembly, each actuator including: opposing inner and outer sets of permanent magnets (54, 58), both having a planar arrangement of four quadrants, whereby magnets in adjacent quadrants have opposite poles, and a planar substrate located between the inner and outer sets of magnets and having a pair of tracking coils (64, 66) spaced in the Y direction, and a pair of focusing coils (70, 72) spaced in the Z direction; and a controller that provides signals to the electromagnetic actuators for moving the objective lens in the Y and Z directions.