Abstract: Disclosed is a low profile information storage system including a low profile information storage cartridge having a housing consisting of a base and a cover defining a sealed chamber with one or more disks, transducers for the writing and reading of information, a portion of a drive motor stator, a drive motor rotor for rotating the disk(s), and a transducer actuator for positioning the transducers at selected locations over the disk(s) sealed in the chamber to maintain the disk(s) and transducers in a clean controlled environment, and a cartridge receiving assembly including the coil portion of the drive motor stator and mechanical means for accurately positioning and maintaining alignment of an inserted portable low profile information storage cartridge.